Osteoblasts Proliferation and Differentiation Stimulating Activities of the Main Components of Epimedii folium
Mingming Liu1,2, Haiyan Xu1,2, Yong Ma1, Jian Cheng3, Zhen Hua1, Guicheng Huang1★★ Corresponding author
- 1The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
- 2Xuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
- 3Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Guicheng Huang
The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Received: 05-10-2015; Revised: 12-11-2015; Accepted: 12-11-2015.
Volume 13, Issue 49 · pp. 90–4 · PUBLISHED 6 January 2017 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.197654
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Background: Osteoporosis is a disease of bones that leads to an increased risk of fracture. Epimedii Folium is commonly used for treating bone fractures and joint diseases for thousands of years in China. Methods: This study was aimed to screen active components, which might have the potency to stimulate osteoblasts proliferation and differentiation in Epimedii Folium. An HPLC method was established to analyze the main components in Epimedii Folium. The MTT and ALP methods were utilized for the assay of osteoblasts proliferation and differentiation activity. Bavachin, a flavonoid compound was treated as the positive control. Results: Totally eight compounds have been identified by comparing their retention time with correspondent standard substances. Icariside I and icariside II significantly stimulated cell proliferation and osteoblasts differentiation. All these compounds were found with a characterized flavonoid structure in each of their molecule backbones. Conclusion: These results lead to a hypothesis that flavonoid monoglycoside structure might be crucial to exhibit the activity. The structure–effect relationship of these compounds with flavonoid monoglycoside structure in mouse primary calvarial osteoblasts needs to be explored in further research.
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Liu, M., Xu, H., Ma, Y., Cheng, J., Hua, Z., & Huang, G. (2017). Osteoblasts Proliferation and Differentiation Stimulating Activities of the Main Components of Epimedii folium. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 13(49), 90–4. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.197654